flacon

Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

n. A small, often decorative bottle with a tight-fitting stopper or cap.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License

n. A small bottle, often used for keeping perfume.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English

n. A small glass bottle with a stopper.

from The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

n. An old form of bottle having a screw-top, especially a pilgrims' bottle: as, a flacon of perfume, or of salts.

Etymologies

French, from Old French; see flagon.

(American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition)

Borrowed from French flacon. (Wiktionary)

Examples

Of John Varvatos' stunning new fragrance, the copywriter gushed, "... an intricate yet bold blend of rose absolute and a coffee bean accord ... presented in a heavy metal flacon for a rock and roll vibe."

Not a word was exchanged between Paul and his vis-à-vis until, towards the close of the meal, the lady's attendant brought to her a small tray of silver with a fine little flacon of transparent Venetian ware, and a liqueur-glass upon it.

He may have picked up the ball, but Chanel ran with it: In 1921, she came out with Chanel No. 5, which is still considered the most successful fragrance of all time and is sold to this day in an unadorned square flacon.

These come as an addition to the selection at Blunda in the past 2 years - Espionage, Tamya, Finjan & Palas Atena which were offered only in the oil base flacon, but will now be available also in 9ml parfum extrait alcohol base, and 5ml roll-on bottles.